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11:10 PM ET, November 12, 2020

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Floats Improbable Survival Scenarios as He Ponders His Future  —  There is no grand strategy.  President Trump is simply trying to survive from one news cycle to the next.  —  At a meeting on Wednesday at the White House, President Trump had something he wanted to discuss with his advisers …
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CISA:
Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees  —  WASHINGTON - The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee - Cybersecurity …
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Trump Campaign Lawyer Caught Using His Business Partner as Witness in ‘Sharpiegate’ Case  —  A campaign attorney for President Donald Trump was caught calling his own business partner as a witness during a Thursday hearing on alleged electoral irregularities in Arizona.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Trump Campaign Lawyer Admits to Judge: Our Search for Evidence of Fraud Produced Obvious Lies and ‘Spam’  —  A Trump campaign attorney conceded in court on Thursday morning that he tried to enter hundreds of dodgy form-filed affidavits into evidence, even though their own investigation found …
Discussion: Mediaite
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
BUSTED: Voter fraud ‘witness’ admits in court that his business partner is the Trump campaign's lawyer  —  As the Trump campaign continues to pursue court challenges after losing the 2020 president election, a fascinating scene unfolded in Arizona.  —  The hearing was covered by court reporter Adam Klasfeld of Law and Crime.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
Trump's eldest children split on his path forward  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has long sought advice from different perspectives throughout his career, but at a pivotal moment in defining his legacy as President, he is receiving conflicting advice from his closest and most trusted advisers …
Washington Post:
Biden finds support among Republicans as Trump scrambles to salvage his strategy to contest the election  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden began seeing more support, if indirectly, from Republicans on Thursday as senior GOP lawmakers called for him to receive classified briefings …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
As Trump stews over election, he mostly ignores the public duties of the presidency  —  On Thursday, six American service members were killed in a helicopter crash during a peacekeeping mission in Egypt.  Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in North Florida, contributing to severe flooding.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is This a Coup, or Just Another Trump Con?  —  A post-election report from Minsk-on-the-Potomac.  —  Ever since Saturday morning, when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election, Donald Trump has been hunkered down in the White House, refusing to concede defeat …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Never Trumpers played a critical role in beating him. The numbers prove it.
Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball, Townhall and CNN
Associated Press:
Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace.  —  Trump, fresh off his reelection loss …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Pennsylvania court: Secretary of state lacked authority to change deadline 2 days before Election Day  —  Judge ruled ballots that were previously set aside should not be counted  —  Pennsylvania Supreme Court change to state election law challenged  —  A Pennsylvania judge ruled in favor …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Republicans raise Warnock's 2002 arrest as Senate runoffs heat up  —  Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock's arrest 18 years ago on charges of obstructing a police investigation have become a focus of Republican attacks in the pivotal Jan. 5 runoffs that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Stacey Abrams Will Run for Governor Again, Allies Say  —  Stacey Abrams is credited with making President-elect Joe Biden's mission of flipping Georgia blue possible. … Stacey Abrams' political future is the subject of intense speculation after she helped turn Georgia blue for President-elect Joe Biden.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden's Likely Pick to Lead His Party
Discussion: Fox News
Katie Bo Williams / Defense One:
Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers; Praises Trump's Mideast Record  —  ‘We were always playing shell games,’ says Amb. Jim Jeffrey, who also gives advice to President-elect Biden.  —  Four years after signing the now-infamous “Never Trump” letter condemning …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
Militia leader Stewart Rhodes says he has men stationed outside of D.C. ready to engage in violence on Trump's order  —  Rhodes: “We'll also be on the outside of D.C., armed, prepared to go in, if the president calls us up” … Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes said that he has armed men …
Discussion: The Hill, WTOP and DCist
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Far-Right Extremists Heading to Washington Amid Talk of Trump “Coup”
Discussion: Raw Story
Danielle Allen / Washington Post:
Me, Tucker Carlson and the danger to democracy posed by false allegations  —  In an important recent book, “How Democracies Die,” the political scientists Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky argue that healthy democracies depend on two key norms: mutual toleration and institutional forbearance.
Discussion: CNN
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Lawsuit on behalf of Trump seeks to exclude votes from Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties  —  MADISON - Three voters in northeast Wisconsin have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to throw out votes in three of the counties that delivered Wisconsin to President-elect Joe Biden: Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee.
Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
At dinner parties and game nights, casual American life is fueling the coronavirus surge  —  A record-breaking surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is being driven to a significant degree by casual occasions that may feel deceptively safe, officials and scientists warn — dinner parties, game nights, sleepovers and carpools.
Discussion: Buffalo News and Slate
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The crisis isn't too much polarization.  It's too little democracy.  —  Thousands gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to celebrate Joe Biden's projected win in the presidential election on November 7.  Samuel Corum/Getty Images  —  If Republicans couldn't win …
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Antonio Garcia-Martinez / The Pull Request:
LatinX-plaining the election  —  Or, WTF Miami?  Texas?  —  7 hr … I've lived and traveled in many parts of the world, but the biggest culture shock of my life was moving to the United States for college from my hometown of Miami.  That's right, Miami wasn't then, and certainly isn't now …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Pompeo to make unprecedented visit to West Bank settlement  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to visit the Golan Heights and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank next week, both firsts for a U.S. secretary of state.  —  Why it matters: Since 1967, all previous U.S. administrations …
Barack Obama / The Atlantic:
I'm Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America  —  The Atlantic is pleased to offer, below, an adapted and updated excerpt from former President Barack Obama's new memoir, A Promised Land, which will be published on Tuesday by Crown.  Yesterday, The Atlantic's editor in chief …
Margaret White / The Hill:
Why Susan Collins won  —  According to the pundits, Sen. Susan Collin (R-Maine) had no business running for reelection this year, let alone winning the race.  In a country as polarized as ours, moderates seemed sure to go the way of the dinosaurs.  Collins was the last Republican …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Judge dismisses Trump campaign's lawsuit against CNN  —  New York (CNN Business)A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit President Donald Trump's campaign had filed against CNN for a 2019 opinion piece about former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump eyes digital media empire to take on Fox News  —  President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.  —  The state of play: Some Trump advisers think Fox News …
HuffPost:
Democrats Question Decision To Give Up Canvassing During Election  —  It may have been the right decision during the pandemic, but it also likely had political consequences.  —  A number of Democratic elected officials, candidates and campaign operatives believe that the national party's decision …
Todd Stacy / In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News:
In the Weeds w/ Tommy Tuberville, Alabama's next senator  —  Today I spoke with Tommy Tuberville, who last week defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones to win election to the United States Senate.  Do we call him Senator-elect?  I don't know, people are awfully sensitive about the office-holder-elect thing right now.
Joshua Peck / Get America Covered:
Week 1: Despite the Election and Supreme Court case, HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment starts strong  —  Today, CMS released the first Weekly Enrollment Snapshot for the eighth Open Enrollment Period.  This is our first look at enrollment in health coverage in states served by the HealthCare …
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
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David K. Li / NBC News:
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Discussion: NBC New York
John and Cindy McCain:
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Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Trump's contempt for democratic norms could haunt us for years
Esha Ray / Stars & Stripes:
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Discussion: Breitbart
Religion News Service:
Biden pledges to raise refugee ceiling to 125,000 in address to Jesuit group
 Earlier Items: 
John Sundholm / Comic Sands:
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Stuti Mishra / The Independent:
Biden win in Arizona ‘confirmed’ as analyst says there is now no way back for Trump
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Polling on The 2020 Presidential Election Missed the Mark
Discussion: HotAir
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Parts Ways With John Solomon, Architect of Trump's Ukraine Conspiracies
CNN:
Top US general stands firm amid Pentagon turmoil
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats' 2024 Problem Is Already Clear
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
How to cover a coup — or whatever it is Trump is attempting